[260] The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera was Europe's top selling plug-in electric car in 2012 with 5,268 units, representing a market share of 21.5% of the region's plug-in electric passenger car segment. ", "Kelley Blue Book Announces Inaugural Total Cost of Ownership Award Winners", "Chevy Volt Tops Consumer Reports Most-Loved Car Survey Again", "2016 Chevy Volt wins Green Car of the Year", "Chevrolet Volt wins the « Grand Prix de l'Environnement 2009", "Chevrolet Volt Declared 2011 World Green Car", "Ampera – Volt Duo Wins Green Engine Award", "Green Engine: General Motors 1.4 litre range-extender", "What Car? The Flint plant was expected to start production of 400 engines a day in early 2011, ramp up daily production to 800 engines in late 2011, and to increase its capacity to 1,200 a day by late 2012. . ChargePoint says the Chevy Volt has sold more than 130,000 vehicles since its release in 2010 and is the best-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) of all time. The engine drives the secondary motor as a generator, via the charging electronics, to keep the minimum battery charge level. The primary motor can still provide its 111 kW for short acceleration, albeit not sustained. However, if you only use your electric car for short distances, you could make do with the normal 120 volt outlets … [181], The 2011 Volt was not submitted for application to the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Clean Vehicle Rebate Project rebate and therefore was not required to meet the 10-year 150,000-mile (240,000 km) battery warranty requirement for enhanced advanced technology partial zero-emissions vehicles (enhAT-PZEV). 2012 Total Cost of Ownership Award in the electric car category, granted by Kelley Blue Book for the lowest projected costs during the initial five-year ownership period in its category. Its understated styling doesn't draw attention the way some electrified alternatives do (such as the Toyota Prius or the Toyota Prius Prime), but instead assimilates with mainstream cars. 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Shop Chevrolet Volt vehicles for sale in Gainesville, VA at Cars.com. to Offer 8-Year Guarantee for New Electric Car's Battery", "GM Applies for Patent for Lithium-ion Battery Cell Refurbishing System", http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2011-chevrolet-volt-full-test-road-test, "2011 Chevrolet Volt Receives New Fuel Economy Label From EPA | Volt", "Leaf, Volt Tests Show Electric Cars Cost Less per Mile To Operate", "Will Higher Gas Prices Boost Hybrid, EV Sales? The system is also lighter because the use of high grade neodymium magnets. [326] The article concluded that the Volt is "over-engineered and over-priced" and that its technological complexity has put off many prospective buyers, due to fears the car may be unreliable. GM explained that the investments will pay off once the innovative technologies of the Volt are applied across multiple current and future products. [99], The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially rated the 2011 model year Volt's combined city/highway fuel economy in all-electric mode at 93 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPG-e) (2.5 L gasoline equivalent/100 km; 112 mpg-imp gasoline equivalent) and 94 MPG-e for the 2012 model year.[100]. However, in November 2011 GM's sales chief announced that they would not meet its sales goal of 10,000 vehicles in 2011. [127][182] For this reason owners of the 2011 Volt did not qualify for California's rebates and free access to use carpool lanes even when traveling solo. Come join the discussion about hybrid performance, modifications, classifieds, … [178] For the 2012 model year the price of the Volt with all available options is US$46,265 before tax credits or any subsidies available. [209] Opel developed the battery control modules for the Ampera at the Opel Alternative Propulsion Center Europe in Mainz-Kastel, Germany. Or you can always top off your … [109] Manufacturing of the 2017 MY Volt began in February 2016, and the first units arrived at dealerships at the end of February 2016. [202] Sales in 2016 set a calendar year record of 3,469 units delivered. General Motors said the first fire would have been avoided if GM's protocols for deactivating the battery after the crash had been followed. Prices by country still varied due to different trim levels in each market. 2011 The Volt ranked first in Consumer Reports' list of owner-satisfaction based on its 2011 Annual Auto Survey, with 93% respondents who owned the Volt saying they definitely would purchase that same vehicle again. [223][261] Until the end of 2018, the Volt/Ampera family of vehicles listed as the world's all-time top-selling plug-in hybrid, when it was surpassed by the Mitsubishi Outlander P-HEV (200,000 units by March 2019).[15]. GM scheduled the second generation as a 2017 model year to be released in the 39 remaining states by early 2016. [233] The Volt/Ampera family was the world's best selling plug-in electric car in 2012 with 31,400 units sold. [74][75] For users who drive mostly in electric mode, and to avoid maintenance problems caused by storing the same gasoline in the tank for months, the 2011 Volt has a sealed and pressurized fuel tank to avoid evaporation. [6], The 2011 Volt's lithium-ion battery (Li-ion) battery pack weighs 435 lb (197 kg) and "consists of 288 individual cells arranged into nine modules. Additionally, if gasoline prices continue to rise or if the tax credits expire, the demand for used Chevrolet Volts could quickly increase, raising their market value. The 300-volt, 50-kilowatt controller for this electric car is the box marked "U.S. [308], The EPA official rating issued in November 2010 included separate fuel economy ratings for all-electric mode and gasoline-only mode, with an overall combined city/highway gasoline-electricity fuel economy rating of 60 mpg‑US (3.9 L/100 km; 72 mpg‑imp) equivalent (MPG-e). The Volt wasn't the first electric car, but it was the first to conquer anxiety over range at a reasonable cost. [233], In February 2011 Opel announced they would offer the Ampera throughout the Eurozone for a uniform €42,900 (US$56,920, including VAT. [103], According to Edmunds.com, the price premium paid for the Volt in 2012, after discounting the US$7,500 U.S. federal tax credit, takes a long time for consumers to recover in fuel savings, often longer than the normal ownership time period. From the outside, you would probably have no idea that a car is electric. [196], Consumer Reports' analysis show that many Chevrolets lose about half of their purchase price after three years of ownership, and if the Volt depreciates the same, US$17,000 seems a reasonable estimate. The project objective is to learn the charging patterns of plug-in electric car owners, and to study how a residential fleet of electric vehicles might strain the electric grid if all owners try to charge them at the same, which is what the preliminary monitoring found when the plug-in cars return home in the evening. For more recent model years, including the 2018 and 2019 Volts, driving range on electric power is up to an estimated 53 miles.1 After that point, the vehicle's … [149] The US$303 million Holland plant was funded by 50% U.S. Department of Energy matching stimulus funds and is planned to open by mid-2012. E-HEELP Electric Car Jack 5 Ton 12V Kit Hydraulic Car Jack Lift with Electric Impact Wrench for SUV MPV Sedan Truck Change Tires Garage Repair 4.4 out of 5 stars 224 $169.99 $ 169 . [5] Depending on in-car settings a full charge takes from approximately 10 hours (12A setting) to as much as 14 hours (8A setting) from a standard North American 120 V, 15 A outlet and about 4 hours from a 240 V AC source and suitable 240 V EVSE. Also, the engine management system monitors the time since the engine last ran, and prompts the driver to run past the 40-mile (64 km) all-electric range before recharging to consume some gasoline. This intrusion resulted in a small coolant leak inside the battery of approximately 50 mL (1.8 imp fl oz; 1.7 US fl oz). [137][248] In November 2011 the first Holden Volt arrived in Australia for a series of evaluation tests. [140] In November 2010, General Motors began investing US$138.3 million at its engine operations plant in Flint, Michigan to support increased production of the Ecotec 1.4 L engine that is used in the Chevrolet Cruze, the upcoming 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, and the variant used in the Chevrolet Volt. [184] The new standard California version of the Volt features a modified engine and exhaust components. 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